Swaddling blanket and pouch combination

ABSTRACT

A swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) (10) that allows an infant to be comfortably and easily swaddled. The blanket (12) is comprised of a right blanket flap (28) and a left blanket flap (46) and includes a designated area to which is removably attached the pouch (70). The pouch features a lower end (78) which includes an opening and closing means that allows an infant&#39;s soiled diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature. The SBPC (10) is used by first placing the left blanket flap (46) over the pouch (70), which is then followed by placing the right blanket flap (28) over the pouch. The right and left blanket flaps (28,46) as well as the pouch (70) are preferably held in place by hook and loop fasteners (88).

PRIORITY INFORMATION

This application is a continuation reissue application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 15/056,928, filed Feb. 29, 2016, which is acontinuation reissue application of U.S. application Ser. No.13/571,009, filed on Aug. 9, 2012, which issued on Mar. 1, 2016 as U.S.Pat. No. RE45,903, which is a reissue application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 12/381,131, filed on Mar. 6, 2009, which issued onAug. 17, 2010 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,774,875.

Notice: More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissueof U.S. Pat. No. 7,774,875. The reissue applications include U.S.application Ser. No. 13/571,009, U.S. application Ser. No. 15/056,928,and the present application.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention generally pertains to the field of infant swaddlingblankets, and more particularly to a swaddling blanket and pouchcombination. The pouch, which is removably attached, is made of aresilient material and includes a lower end that can be opened to changean infant's diaper or to take a rectal temperature.

BACKGROUND ART

Archaeological records indicate that infant swaddling blankets werefirst used around 4000 B.C. in the desert regions of Central Asia incombination with a back-pack cradle board. As time progressed, themigration of people from region to region became a relatively permanentway of life. Swaddling subsequently also became a common part ofchild-rearing.

Early swaddling blankets consisted of a square piece of cloth. Theinfant was laid on the cloth diagonally and the corners of the clothwere folded over the feet, body and under the head, and the corners weretied to hold the blanket in position. A swaddling blanket typicallyformed the clothing for an infant until the infant was about a year old.The confinement provided by the swaddling blanket provided warmth andsecurity for the infant who had recently left the mother's womb.

Today, swaddling is a standard newborn care practice in most hospitalsand consists of swaddling blankets that are tucked and are useful forkeeping the baby warm and comfortable, without increasing the risk ofSudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because the wrappings stay wellclear of the baby's face and airway. By the time the infant learns toroll over, usually around 6 months, the infant should be sleeping inless restrictive coverings so it has more freedom to respond when theinfant succeeds in rolling over.

Current infant swaddles are designed to make it easier to swaddle aninfant than with traditional square sheets or blankets. Typical,swaddling blankets having flaps that fold around the infant's body ordown and over the baby's shoulders and around and underneath the infant.These current swaddling blankets have the problem of having a wakefulinfant loosening the blanket and kicking the swaddling blanket off.These problems are eliminated or at least minimized by the swaddlingblanket and pouch combination disclosed in the instant patentapplication.

A search of the prior art did not disclose literature or patents thatread directly on the claims of the instant invention, however thefollowing U.S. patents are considered related:

U.S. PAT. NO. INVENTOR ISSUED 7,181,789 Gatten 27 Feb. 2007 7,043,783Gatten 16 May 2006 6,928,674 Blackburn 16 Aug. 2005 6,868,566 Gatten 22Mar. 2005

The 7,181,789 patent discloses a swaddling blanket having a back panelthat supports an infant from the neck to the feet, a leg pouch thatloosely contains the infant's legs, arm restraints that hold theinfant's arms against and parallel to the infant's torso, a taperedshort blanket arm to wrap over the infant and a tapered long blanketarm. The long blanket arm is dimensioned to wrap around the infant morethan once from the opposite direction to provide pressure around theinfant's arms and torso.

The 7,043,783 patent discloses a swaddling blanket having a back panelthat supports an infant from the neck to the feet, a leg pouch thatloosely contains the infant's legs, arm restraints that hold theinfant's arms against and parallel to the infant's torso, a taperedshort blanket arm to wrap over the infant, and a tapered long blanketarm. The long blanket arm is dimensioned to wrap around the infant morethan once from the opposite direction to provide pressure around theinfant's arms and torso.

The 6,928,674 patent discloses a swaddling blanket which includes atri-folded fabric sheet having a middle section with a pocket secured toan inner side of the fabric sheet on two adjacent sides to form a pouch.The pouch is dimensioned to receive an infant feet-first and is open ontwo other adjacent sides, and having left and right sections that borderthe middle section on opposite sides thereof and a width that issufficient to overlap an infant in the middle section pocket. The leftand right sections carry cooperating fasteners arranged to releasablysecure the left and right sections to each other when overlapped abut aninfant in the middle section pocket.

The 6,868,566 patent discloses a swaddling blanket having a back panelthat supports an infant from the neck to the feet, a leg pouch thatloosely contains the infant's legs, arm restraints that hold theinfant's arms against and parallel to the infant's torso, a taperedshort blanket arm to wrap over the infant, and a tapered long blanketarm. The long blanket arm is dimensioned to wrap around the infant morethan once from the opposite direction to provide pressure around theinfant's arms and torso.

For background purposes and as indicative of the art to which theinvention relates, references may be made to the following remainingpatents found in the search:

U.S. PAT. NO. INVENTOR ISSUED 7,254,849 Fiebrich et al 14 Aug. 20077,076,819 Trani et al 18 Jul. 2006 6,457,193 Li 1 Oct. 2002 6,415,442Smith 9 Jul. 2002 5,611,095 Schneider 18 Mar. 1997 4,979,250 Troncone etal 25 Dec. 1990 4,125,903 Farrell 21 Nov. 1978

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The swaddling blanket and pouch combination (SBPC) improves currentswaddling blankets by providing a swaddling blanket design that includesa pouch that is made of a resilient material that aids in maintaining acomfortable pressure on an infant placed into the pouch. The pouchincludes a means for allowing a lower and a side section of the pouch tobe opened to allow an infant's soiled diaper to be removed and changedor to take a rectal temperature.

In its basic design configuration the SBPC is comprised of:

A. A swaddling blanket having an inner surface and an outer surface,wherein the inner surface has a marked pouch attachment area having afirst side and a second side. From the first side extends longitudinallya first blanket flap and from the second side extends longitudinally asecond blanket flap. The first blanket flap has a longitudinal lengththat is greater than the longitudinal length of the second blanket flap,and

B. A pouch having an inner surface with means for being removablyattached to the marked pouch attachment area, an outer surface, an openupper end and a lower end. The lower end has means for being opened andclosed to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take arectal temperature.

To utilize the SBPC, the second blanket flap is initially wrapped aroundthe outer surface of the pouch and is attached thereto by an attachmentmeans. After the second blanket flap is attached, the first blanket flapis wrapped around the second blanket flap and is attached thereto by theattachment means.

The means for attaching the inner surface of the pouch to the markedattachment area located on the swaddling blanket is selected from thegroup consisting of hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents andbuttons. Likewise, the means for opening and closing the lower end ofthe pouch is selected from the group consisting of hook and loopfasteners, male and female detents and a zipper. The means for attachingthe first and second blanket flaps is preferably a hook and loopfasteners.

In view of the above disclosure, the primary object of the invention isto provide a swaddling blanket and pouch combination that incorporateswithin a single article a swaddling blanket that has removably attacheda pouch. The pouch features a lower end that is easily opened and closedto allow a diaper to be easily changed or to take a rectal temperatureand can also include a removably attached infant head cover.

In addition to the primary object of the invention it is also an objectof the invention to provide a swaddling blanket and pouch combinationthat:

-   -   can be produced from various materials that will not gather at        the infant's neck,    -   can be produced in various dimensions to accommodate infants of        various sizes,    -   can be made of various colors such as a pink or a blue color to        identify the sex of the infant,    -   simulates a “womb-like” environment therefore is less traumatic        on the infant,    -   keeps the infant better positioned so the infant is less likely        to turn, suffocate, and reduces the risk of SIDS,    -   provides breath-ability so that the infant does not overheat,    -   provides a pressure around the infant which is imperative for        drug-exposed infants, and    -   is cost effective from both a consumer's and manufacturer's        point of view.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent from the subsequent detailed description of thepreferred embodiment and the appended claims taken in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of the swaddling blanket and pouchcombination (SBPC) showing the pouch attached between a right blanketflap and a left blanket flap, and with an infant inserted into thepouch.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the SBPC.

FIG. 3 is an elevational view of a swaddling blanket having the upperand lower edges of the right and left blanket flaps in alignment withthe respective upper and lower edges of the blanket.

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of a swaddling blanket that has the upperedges of the right and left blanket flaps in alignment with therespective upper edge of the blanket, and the lower edges of the rightand left blanket flaps angled upward.

FIG. 5 is an elevational view of a swaddling blanket having the upperedge of the right and left blanket flaps angled downward, and with thelower edges of the right and left blanket flaps in alignment with therespective lower edges of the blanket.

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of a pouch that includes a removablyattached infant head cover.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the SBPC showing the right and left blanketflaps wrapped around the pouch.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The best mode for carrying out the invention is presented in terms of apreferred embodiment for a swaddling blanket and pouch combination(SBPC) that is designed to improve current designs of swaddling blanketsby including an infant pouch which is made of a resilient material thatmaintains a comforting pressure on an infant that is placed into thepouch. The pouch is removably attached and includes closeable lower andside openings that allow a diaper to be easily removed and a cleandiaper attached or to take a rectal temperature.

The preferred embodiment of the SBPC 10, as shown in FIGS. 1-7, iscomprised of the two major elements: a swaddling blanket 12 and a pouch70.

The swaddling blanket 12, as shown attached to the pouch 70 in FIGS. 1and 2, and detached from the pouch 70 in FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, includes apouch attachment area 14, as shown best in FIGS. 3-5, and is comprisedof an upper edge 16, a lower edge 18, a right pouch border attachmentmark 20 and a left pouch border attachment mark 22. The two borderattachment marks 20,22 are shown in broken lines, in FIGS. 3-5, andfunction to outline the area 14 in which area the pouch 70 is removablyattached. The swaddling blanket 12 also includes a right blanket flap 28and a left blanket flap 46.

The right blanket flap 28 is further comprised of a inner edge 30 thatis integral with the right pouch border attachment mark 20, an outeredge 32, an upper edge 34, a lower edge 36, an inner surface 38 and anouter surface 40. Likewise, the left blanket flap 46, as also shown inFIGS. 1-5, is further comprised of an inner edge 48 that is integralwith the left pouch border attachment mark 22, an outer edge 50, anupper edge 52, a lower edge 54, an inner surface 56 and an outer surface58.

As shown in FIGS. 1-5, the longitudinal length of the left blanket flap46, as measured from the left pouch border attachment mark 22, is lessthan the longitudinal length of the right blanket flap 28. With thisarrangement, the left blanket flap 46 is folded Over the pouch 20 priorto folding the right blanket flap 28, as described infra and shown inFIG. 7. The swaddling blanket is made of a material that is selectedfrom the group consisting of wool, cotton and waterproof nylon.

The blanket's 12 right blanket flap 28 and left blanket flap 46 can beconfigured in at least four different shapes. In the first shape, asshown in FIG. 1, the upper edges 34,52 of the right and left blanketflaps 28,46 are angled downward from the respective upper edge 16 of theblanket 12. The lower edges 36,54 of the right and left blanket flaps28,46 are angled upward from the respective lower edge 18 of the blanket12. The right and left blanket flaps 28,46 terminate at an outer edge32,50 configured as a centered radiused apex 60.

The second shape, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper edges 34,52 of the rightand left blanket flaps 28,46 are in respective alignment with the upperedge 16 of the blanket, and the lower edges 36,54 of the right and leftblanket flaps 28,46 are in respective alignment with the lower edge 18of the blanket.

Third shape, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper edges 34,52 of the right andleft blanket flaps 28,46 are in alignment with the respective upper edge16 of the blanket 12. The lower edges 36,54 of the right and leftblanket flaps 28,46 are angled upward from the respective lower edge 18of the blanket 12. The right and left blanket flaps 28,46 terminate atan outer edge 32,58 configured as an off-centered radiused apex 62.

The fourth shape, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper edges 34,52 of the rightand left blanket flaps 28,46 are angled downward from the respectiveupper edge 16 of the blanket. The lower edges 36,54 of the right andleft blanket flaps 28,46 are in alignment with the respective lower edge18 of the blanket 12. The right and left blanket flaps 28,46 terminateat an outer edge 32,50 configured as an off-centered radiused apex 62.

The pouch 70, which is the second major element of the SBPC 10, is shownattached to the swaddling blanket 12 in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, and detachedfrom the swaddling blanket 12 in FIG. 6. The pouch 70 is comprised of aninner section 72, an integrally attached outer section 74, an open upperend 76, a lower end 78, a side end 80 and a left side 84. The pouch ismade of a resilient soft material that maintains a comfortable pressureon the infant 100 placed into the pouch 70, as shown in FIG. 7. Theresilient soft material is selected from the group consisting of cottonspandex. stretch denim, stretch vinyl and stretch velvet.

The inner section 72 is dimensioned to be attached by an attachmentmeans 86 to the area bordered by the right and left pouch borderattachment marks 20,22 which are located on the swaddling blanket 12, asshown best in FIGS. 3-5. The lower edges 36,54 of the blanket 12 arelocated in substantial alignment with the lower end 18, as shown inFIG. 1. Alternatively, the lower edges 36,54 can extend above the lowerend 78 of the pouch 70 (not shown). As shown best in FIG. 7, the innersection 72 of the pouch 70 can be attached to the pouch attachment area14 by hook and loop fasteners 88, male and female detents 90, andbuttons 92.

The pouch 70, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a closeable lower end 78 thatinterfaces with a closeable side end 80 and continues partially alongeither the pouch's right side 82, or the pouch's left side 84 (notshown) or along both the right side 82 and the left side 84. Thecloseable lower end 78 and the side ends 80 and 84 allow the pouch 70 tobe easily opened to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced orto take a rectal temperature. The lower and side openings are closed byan attachment means that is selected from the group consisting of hookand loop fasteners 88, male and female detents 90, a zipper 94 and adrawstring 95.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pouch 70 can also be designed to include aninfant head cover 96 that applies a comforting pressure around theinfant's head, The cover 96 can be designed to extend from the openupper end 76 located on the pouch 70 or from the upper edge 16 of theblanket 12. The cover is removably attached by an attachment means thatis selected from the group consisting of hook and loop fasteners 88,male and female detents 90 and buttons 92. The infant head cover 96 ismade of a resilient soft material that is selected from the groupconsisting of spandex stretch denim, stretch vinyl or stretch velvet.The head cover 96 can also be made to include a low-resistance elasticband 98 that provides additional security to the cover 96. In FIG. 6, isalso shown a closeable lower end 78 and sides 82 and 84 that arecloseable by either hook and loop fasteners 88, male/female detents 90,buttons 92, a zipper 94 and a drawstring 95. FIG. 6, is also shown acloseable lower end 78 and sides 82 and 84 that are closeable by eitherhook and loop fasteners 88, male/female detents 90, buttons 92, a zipper94 and a drawstring 95.

To utilize the SBPC 10, as shown in FIG. 7, the left blanket flap 46commencing from the left pouch border attachment mark 22 is wrappedsequentially around the pouch's left side 84, the outer section 74 andwith the outer edge 50 of the left blanket flap 46 attached by hook andloop fasteners 88 to the right side 82 of the pouch 70. Likewise, theright blanket flap 28 commencing from the right pouch border attachmentmark 20 is wrapped sequentially around the left blanket flap 46 that isattached to the right side 82 of the pouch 70, around the outer and leftside section 74,84 of the pouch 70 with the outer edge 32 of the rightblanket flap 28 attached by hook and loop fasteners 88, to the leftblanket flap 46 that is attached to the inner section 72 of the pouch70. As shown in FIG. 1, the pouch is dimensioned to allow an infant tobe placed into the pouch 70, with the infant's arms located internallywithin the pouch 70 or with the infant's arms located externally to thepouch 70. As also shown in FIG. 1, the pouch 70 has a length thatpreferably places the open upper end 76 of the pouch adjacent to thechest area of an infant. The lower end 78 of the pouch 70 is preferablylocated adjacent to the lower edge 18 of the swaddling blanket 12.

While the invention has been described in detail and pictorially shownin the accompanying drawings it is not to be limited to such details,since many changes and modifications may be made to the inventionwithout departing from the spirit and the scope thereof. Hence, it isdescribed to cover any and all modifications and forms which may comewithin the language and the scope of the claims.

Swaddling Blanket and Pouch Combination Element Designation

10 Swaddling Blanket and Pouch Combination 12 Swaddling Blanket 14 PouchAttachment Area 16 Upper Edge 18 Lower Edge 20 Right Pouch BorderAttachment Mark 22 Left Pouch Border Attachment Mark 24 26 28 RightBlanket Flap 30 Inner Edge 32 Outer Edge 34 Upper Edge 36 Lower Edge 38Inner Surface 40 Outer Surface 42 44 46 Left Blanket Flap 48 Inner Edge50 Outer Edge 52 Upper Edge 54 Lower Edge 56 Inner Surface 58 OuterSurface 60 Centered Radiused Apex 62 Off-Centered Radiused Apex 64 66 6870 Pouch 72 Inner Section 74 Outer Section 76 Open Upper End 78Closeable Lower End 80 Closeable Side End 82 Right Side 84 Left Side 86Attachment Means 88 Hook and Loop Fasteners 90 Male/Female Detents 92Buttons 94 Zipper 95 Drawstring 96 Infant Head Cover 98 Elastic Band 100Infant

The invention claimed is:
 1. A swaddling blanket and pouch combination(SBPC) comprising: a) said swaddling blanket having an inner surface andan outer surface, wherein the inner surface has a marked pouchattachment area form where laterally extends a right blanket flap and aleft blanket flap, wherein the left blanket flap has a longitudinallength that is less than the longitudinal length of the right blanketflap, and b) said pouch having an inner surface with means for beingremovably attached to the marked pouch attachment area, an outersurface, an open upper end and a lower end having means for being openedand closed to allow a diaper to be easily removed and replaced or totake a rectal temperature, wherein said means for removably attachingthe inner surface of said pouch to the marked pouch attachment arealocated on said swaddling blanket is selected from the group consistingof hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents and buttons, whereinto utilize said SBPC the left blanket flap is initially wrapped aroundthe outer surface of said pouch, which is then followed by wrapping theright blanket flap over and around the left blanket flap.
 2. A swaddlingblanket and pouch combination (SBPC) comprising: a) said swaddlingblanket having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the innersurface has a marked pouch attachment area from where laterally extendsa right blanket flap and a left blanket flap, wherein the left blanketflap has a longitudinal length that is less than the longitudinal lengthof the right blanket flap, and b) said pouch having an inner surfacewith means for being removably attached to the marked pouch attachmentarea, an outer surface, an open upper end and a lower end having meansfor being opened and closed to allow a diaper to be easily removed andreplaced or to take a rectal temperature, an infant head cover that isremovably attached to the open upper end of said pouch by means of hookand loop fasteners, male and female detents and buttons, wherein toutilize said SBPC the left blanket flap is initially wrapped around theouter surface of said pouch, which is then followed by wrapping theright blanket flap over and around the left blanket flap.
 3. A swaddlingblanket and pouch combination (SBPC) swaddle comprising: A. saidswaddling blanketa wrap portion comprising: a) a pouch attachment areahaving: (1) an upper edge, (2) a lower edge, (3) a right pouch borderattachment mark, and (4) a left pouch border attachment mark, b) a rightblanket a first flap having: (1) an inner edge that is integral with theright pouch border attachment mark, (2) an outer edge, (3) an upperedge, (4) a lower edge, (5) an inner surface and (6) an outer surface,and c) a left blanketa second flap having: (1) an inner edge that isintegral with the left pouch border attachment mark, (2) an outer edge,(3) an upper edge, (4) a lower edge, (5) an inner surface and (6) anouter surface, wherein the longitudinal length of said left blanket flapis less than the longitudinal length of said right blanket flap, B.saida pouch having:portion, sized and configured to allow an infant tobe placed partially into the pouch portion, the pouch portion comprisinga) an inner section that is dimensioned to be attached by an attachmentmeans to the area bordered by the right and left pouch border attachmentmarks located on said swaddling blanket, b) an integrally attached outersection, c) an open upper and portion, d) a closeable lower end and sideend portion, an outward-facing portion, a first side, e) a right secondside, and a recloseable portion spaced apart from an open portion andextending along a segment of the lower portion and along 1) a firstsegment of the first side, or 2) a second segment of the second side, or3) the first segment of the first side and the second segment of thesecond side, g) a left side, wherein to utilize said SBPC swaddle theleft blanket second flap commencing from the left pouch borderattachment mark of the wrap portion is wrapped sequentially around saidpouch's inner section, the left side, the outer section and with theouter edge of the left blanket flap attached by an attachment means tothe right side of said pouch the second side of the pouch portion andthe outward-facing portion of the pouch portion, likewise, the rightblanket first flap of the wrap portion is wrapped sequentially aroundthe left blanket flap that is attached to the right side of said pouch,around the outer and left side section of said pouch the first side ofthe pouch portion and the outward-facing portion of the pouch portion,with the outer edge of the right blanket first flap configured to beattached by the attachment means one or more fasteners to the leftblanket second flap that is attached to the inner section of said pouch,wherein said pouch is dimensioned to allow an infant to be placed intosaid pouch, with the infant's arms located internally within said pouchor with the infant's arms located externally to said pouch.
 4. Theswaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 3wherein the first flap of the wrap portion comprises a lower portion,the second flap of the wrap portion comprises a lower portion, and saidpouch has a length that preferably places portion is sized andconfigured such that, when in use, the open upper end upper portion ofsaid pouch adjacent to portion is near the chest area of an the infantand the lower end portion of said pouch adjacent to portion is near thelower edge portion of said swaddling blanket first flap of the wrapportion and the lower portion of said second flap of the wrap portion.5. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified inclaim 4 3 wherein said pouch portion is made of a resilient, softmaterial that applies configured to apply a comforting pressure aroundthe infant.
 6. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle asspecified in claim 5 wherein the resilient, soft material is comprisesone or more fabrics selected from the group consisting of cotton,spandex, stretch denim, stretch vinyl, and stretch velvet.
 7. Theswaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 3wherein said means for attaching the inner section of said pouch to thepouch attachment area on said swaddling blanket is one or more fastenerscomprises one or more selected from the group consisting of hook andloop fasteners, male and female detents, and buttons.
 8. The swaddlingblanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 3 whereinthe closeable lower end recloseable portion of said pouch portionfurther comprises an opening and closing means a flap comprising an edgethat extends along the lower end portion of said pouch portion andcontinuous partially along either the right or the left at least one ofthe first side of said pouch portion and the second side of said pouchportion, wherein the opening and closing recloseable portion furthercomprises means allows said pouch to be opened to allow a soiled diaperto be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature foropening and closing the flap to allow access to an interior of the pouchportion.
 9. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle asspecified in claim 8 wherein the opening and closing means for openingand closing said pouch means is selected from the group consisting ofcomprises hook and loop fasteners, male and female detents, a zipperand, or a drawstring.
 10. The swaddling blanket and pouch combinationswaddle as specified in claim 3 wherein said pouch further comprisesfurther comprising an infant head cover that is removably attached toand extends from attachable to the open upper end of said pouch portionor the wrap portion.
 11. The swaddling blanket and pouch combinationswaddle as specified in claim 10 wherein said infant head cover isremovably attached attachable to the upper end of said pouch portion orto the upper edge of said blanket wrap portion by an attachment meansthat is one or more fasteners selected from the group consisting of hookand loop fasteners, male and female detents, and buttons.
 12. Theswaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 10wherein said infant head cover is made of comprises a resilient, softmaterial that is comprising one or more fabrics selected from the groupconsisting of cotton, spandex, stretch denim, stretch vinyl, and stretchvelvet.
 13. The swaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle asspecified in claim 3 18 wherein: a) the upper edges of the right andleft blanket flaps are angled downward from the respective upper edge ofsaid blanket,the first upper edge of the first flap of the wrap portionis angled downward from the first inner portion to the first outerportion, and the second upper edge of the second flap of the wrapportion is angled downward from the second inner portion to the secondouter portion, and b) the lower edges of the right and left blanketflaps are angled upward from the respective lower edge of saidblanket,the first lower edge of the first flap of the wrap portion isangled upward from the first inner portion to the first outer portion,and the second lower edge of the second flap is angled upward from thesecond inner portion to the second outer portion, and wherein therightfirst flap of the wrap portion terminates at a first outer edgeconfigured as a first centered radiused apex, and left blanket flapsterminatethe second flap of the wrap portion terminates at ana secondouter edge configured as a second centered radiused apex.
 14. Theswaddling blanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 318 wherein the first upper edges edge of the right first flap of thewrap portion and left blanket flaps the second upper edge of the secondflap of the wrap portion are in respective alignment with the upper edgeof said blanket generally aligned and generally parallel, and the firstlower edges edge of the right first flap of the wrap portion and leftblanket flaps the second lower edge of the second flap are in respectivealignment with the lower edge of said blanket generally aligned andgenerally parallel.
 15. The swaddling blanket and pouch combinationswaddle as specified in claim 3 18 wherein: a) the first upper edgesedge of said right first flap of the wrap portion and left blanket flapsthe second upper edge of the second flap of the wrap portion are inalignment with the respective upper edge of said blanket generallyaligned and generally parallel, and b) the first lower edges edge ofsaid right first flap of the wrap portion is angled upward from thefirst inner portion to the first outer portion, and left blanket flapsare the second lower edge of the second flap of the wrap portion isangled upward from the respective lower edge of said blanket secondinner portion to the second outer portion, wherein the right first flapof the wrap portion terminates in a first outer edge configured as afirst off-centered radiused apex, and left blanket flaps terminate thesecond flap of the wrap portion terminates in an a second outer edgeconfigured as an a second off-centered radiused apex.
 16. The swaddlingblanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 3 18wherein: a) the first upper edges edge of said right the first flap ofthe wrap portion is angled downward from the first inner portion to thefirst outer portion of the first flap and left blanket flaps are thesecond upper edge of the second flap of the wrap portion is angleddownward from the respective upper edge of said blanket second innerportion to the second outer portion of the second flap, and b) the firstlower edges edge of said right first flap of the wrap portion and leftblanket flaps the second lower edge of the second flap of the wrapportion are in alignment with the respective lower edge of said blanketgenerally aligned and generally parallel, wherein the right first flapof the wrap portion terminates in a first outer edge configured as afirst off-centered radiused apex, and left blanket flaps terminate thesecond flap of the wrap portion terminates at an a second outer edgeconfigured as an a second off-centered radiused apex.
 17. The swaddlingblanket and pouch combination swaddle as specified in claim 3 whereinsaid swaddling blanket is made of comprises a material that is selectedfrom the group consisting of wool, cotton, and waterproof nylon.
 18. Theswaddle as specified in claim 3 wherein the first flap of the wrapportion comprises a first upper edge, a first lower edge, an first innerportion, and a first outer portion, and the second flap of the wrapportion comprises a second upper edge, a second lower edge, a secondinner portion, and a second outer portion.
 19. The swaddle as specifiedin claim 3, the wrap portion configured to be removably attached to thepouch portion.